18
And he said, Go into the city to such a
man, and say unto him, The Master saith, My time is at hand; I will keep the
passover at thy house with my disciples.

19
And the disciples did as
Jesus had appointed them; and they made ready the passover.

20
Now when
the even was come, he sat down with the twelve.

21
And as they did eat, he
said, Verily I say unto you, that one of you shall betray me.

22
And they were exceeding sorrowful, and began every one of them to
say unto him, Lord, is it I?

23
And he answered and said, He that
dippeth his hand with me in the dish, the same shall betray me.

24
The Son of man goeth as it is written of him: but woe unto that
man by whom the Son of man is betrayed! it had been good for that man if he
had not been born.

25
Then Judas, which betrayed him, answered and
said, Master, is it I? He said unto him, Thou hast said.

26
And as they were eating, Jesus took bread, and blessed it,
and brake it, and gave it to the disciples, and said,
Take, eat; this is my body.

(26:26-28)
"Eat; this is my body."
Jesus tells his disciples to eat his body and drink his blood. Did
he mean this literally or figuratively? The question has divided
Christians since the Reformation, but it's impossible to tell from
the passage itself. If God inspired the Bible, shouldn't he have
made its interpretation clear?

As Christ is in heaven, it can't be meant
literally. And they didn't eat it literally here, did they? In order
to believe that the eating is literally, you also have to believe that
the bread turns into Christ's flesh and the wine in Christ's blood. So
this transformation must be part of the literal interpretation as
well. If Christ has meant this to be literal, he would have given his
body literally while he was still present with his disciples.

27
And he took the cup, and gave
thanks, and gave it to them, saying, Drink ye all of it;

28
For this is my blood of the new testament, which is shed for
many for the remission of sins.

29
But I say unto you, I will not
drink henceforth of this fruit of the vine, until that day when I drink it
new with you in my Father’s kingdom.

"I will not drink henceforth of this fruit
of the vine, until that day when I drink it new with you in my
Father's kingdom."
WooHoo! There will be wine to drink in heaven.Is it OK to drink
alcohol?

Yes, it is OK to drink alcohol in moderation. The
verses the author of the SAB quotes in opposition warn either against
too much alcohol or are meant for those who has taken the Nazarite vow,
Num. 6:2-3.

30
And when they had sung an
hymn, they went out into the mount of Olives.

31
Then saith Jesus unto
them, All ye shall be offended because of me this night: for it is
written, I will smite the shepherd, and the sheep of the flock shall be
scattered abroad.

The sword about which is spoken in chapter 10:34 is not a literal sword, but the effect of
preaching the gospel, namely persecution. This verse is about taking
up the sword literally. And not when defending one's own country of
family, but taking it for private revenge. Such is forbidden.
The injustices about which the author of the SAB mentions are places
in the Bible were evildoers are punished, something the author of the
SAB seems to oppose.

53
Thinkest thou that
I cannot now pray to my Father, and he shall presently give me more than
twelve legions of angels?

54
But how then shall the scriptures be
fulfilled, that thus it must be?

(26:54-56)
"But all this was done, that the Scriptures of the prophets
might be fulfilled."
What scriptures? What prophets? There is no such prophecy in the
Old Testament.

There are no prophecies in the Old Testament that Christ had to die? The Old Testament is full of them! Let me quote (Is. 53:7) just one:

He
was oppressed, and he was afflicted, yet he opened not his mouth: he is
brought as a lamb to the slaughter, and as a sheep before her shearers is
dumb, so he openeth not his mouth.

Yes, Jesus did say that he would rebuild the
temple, that is, his body, see John 2:19. These two false witnesses repeated part of what Jesus
said, but twisted the words and meaning to make Jesus say something he
didn't. These witnesses make it appear Jesus said he would destroy the
physical temple. Which is false. And it is clear the priests
understood the meaning of Jesus' words to be about his body. After
they had crucified him, they went to Pilate for a guard of his tomb,
because they suddenly remembered that Jesus had said he would rise
again after three days, see chapter 27:63.

61
And
said, This fellow said, I am able to destroy the temple of God, and
to build it in three days.

62
And the high priest arose, and said unto
him, Answerest thou nothing? what is it which these witness against
thee?

63
But Jesus held his peace. And the high priest answered and said
unto him, I adjure thee by the living God, that thou tell us whether thou be
the Christ, the Son of God.

64
Jesus saith unto him, Thou hast said:
nevertheless I say unto you, Hereafter shall ye see the Son of man sitting on
the right hand of power, and coming in the clouds of heaven.

We should be aware here that even the
evangelists translated Jesus words. Jesus
spoke Aramaic. So both Matthew and Mark give us a
translation. Matthew is perhaps closer to the original Aramaic (or perhaps Hebrew) when he writes “thou hast said”. This is an idiomatic way of saying “thou hast said right,”. Mark translates Jesus words as “I am.
On the end of the world: Jesus does not mean here to say the high
priest would see him while still alive. At the end of time, the dead
will rise and they also will see the Son of man.

65
Then
the high priest rent his clothes, saying, He hath spoken blasphemy; what
further need have we of witnesses? behold, now ye have heard his blasphemy.

66
What think ye? They answered and said, He is guilty of death.

67
Then did they spit in his face, and buffeted him; and others smote
him with the palms of their hands,

68
Saying, Prophesy unto us,
thou Christ, Who is he that smote thee?

69
Now Peter sat without in the palace: and a damsel came unto him,
saying, Thou also wast with Jesus of Galilee.

Peter was asked by two different maidservants and one
male servant if he knew Jesus. But as he was at a crowded and full
place of course many others heard it and might have become
involved. See Mark 14:69 if the
same maid saw him the second time. See Luke 22:58 if the second person was a male. See also the
response by Waterrock who gives a harmonized account of these
events.

70
But he denied before
them all, saying, I know not what thou sayest.

71
And when he was
gone out into the porch, another maid saw him, and said unto them
that were there, This fellow was also with Jesus of Nazareth.

72
And again he denied with an oath, I do not know the man.

73
And
after a while came unto him they that stood by, and said to Peter,
Surely thou also art one of them; for thy speech bewrayeth thee.

74
Then began he to curse and to swear, saying, I know not the
man. And immediately the cock crew.

75
And Peter remembered the word of
Jesus, which said unto him, Before the cock crow, thou shalt deny me
thrice. And he went out, and wept bitterly.